CSX 2023 Pocket Timetable by Thomas Pittman

There is still plenty of action on the Clinchfield/CSX Blue Ridge subdivision to railfan and photograph. Below is a February 2023 pocket timetable created by Thomas Pittman outlining the through freights, unit coal trains, locals, grain, ethanol, stone and other freight trains that you can see throughout the week.

Below the two web images is a pdf file that you can download and print out.

PDF File of the Pocket Timetable

Clinchfield.org Sources and Resources

The following are excellent resources for those of you wanting to explore and learn more about the Clinchfield Railroad. These sources of information also serve as reference and historical materials for Clinchfield.org. Much of the content on the website is verified across multiple sources.

• Association: Carolina Clinchfield Chapter National Railway Historical Society
• Association: Louisville & Nashville Railroad Historical Society
• Association: George L. Carter Railroad Historical Society
• Association: Watauga Valley Railroad Historical Society
• Personal maps, timetables, track charts, and memorabilia
• Archives of Appalachia – ETSU, Johnson City TN
• Book – Drury: ‘The Historical Guide to North American Railroads’
• Book – Goforth: ‘Building the Clinchfield’ and ‘When Steam Ran the Clinchfield’
• Book – Graybeal: ‘The Railroads of Johnson City’
• Book – Helm: ‘The Clinchfield Railroad in the Coal Fields’
• Book – Irwin & Stahl: ‘The Last Empire Builder: The Life of George L. Carter’
• Book – King: ‘Clinchfield Country’
• Book – Marsh: ‘Clinchfield in Color’
• Book – Poole: ‘A History of Railroading in Western North Carolina’
• Book – Poteat & Taylor: ‘The CSX Clinchfield Route in the 21st Century’
• Book – Stevens & Peoples: ‘The Clinchfield No. 1 – Tennessee’s Legendary Steam Engine’
• Book – Way: ‘The Clinchfield Railroad, the Story of a Trade Route Across the Blue Ridge Mountains’
• Magazines – ‘Trains‘ , ‘Classic Trains‘
• Newspaper Articles – Newspapers.com
• Online Article – Scientific American: ‘The Costliest Railroad in America‘
• Online Article – Classic Trains: ‘Remembering the Clinchfield Railroad‘
• Online Article – Railway Age: ‘This Coal Road Is Also A Speedy Bridge Line,’ Sept 1, 1952 edition
• Online Article – ‘Railway Signaling and Communications‘
• Online Article – Flanary: ‘The Quick Service Route, The Clinchfield Railroad‘
• Online Article – Flanary: ‘Men Against Mountains, Running Trains on the Clinchfield‘ October 2001
• Online Video – Ken Marsh on Kingsport area railroads and region’s history Video #1
• Online Video – Ken Marsh on railroads and region’s history Video #2:
• Website – Carolana.com – North Carolina Railroads, South Carolina Railroads
• Website – Johnson’s Depot hosted by StateOfFranklin.net
• Website – RailFanGuides.us for Johnson City and for Erwin
• Website – The Radio Reference Wiki
• Website – SteamLocomotive.com
• Website – VirginiaPlaces.org – Railroad History of Virginia
• Website – Multimodalways.org

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3Cs Websites

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